The invention relates to an electronic image pickup system whose depth dimension is extremely reduced, taking advantage of an optical system type that can overcome conditions imposed on the movement of a zooming movable lens group while high specifications and performance are kept. The electronic image pickup system comprises an optical path-banding zoom optical system comprising, in order from its object side, a 1-1st lens group G1-1 comprising a negative lens group and a reflecting optical element P for bending an optical path, a 1-2nd lens group G1-2 comprising one positive lens and a second lens group G2 having positive refracting power. For zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the second lens group G2 moves only toward the object side. The electronic image pickup system also comprises an electronic image pickup device I located on the image side of the zoom optical system.
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5. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:
a zoom lens, and
an image pickup device located on an image side thereof, wherein:
said zoom lens comprises a fixed lens group that includes a lens and a reflecting element, and remains fixed in position upon zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end thereof, and at least two moving lens groups that are located on an image side with respect to said fixed lens group and move upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, and wherein:
said reflecting element reflects a light ray after it enters a refractive entrance surface of said zoom lens,
said zoom lens includes one reflecting element in all,
said image pickup element is positioned on a side of a path taken by light reflected off said reflecting element,
a most-object-side moving lens group of said at least two moving lens groups is a positive-refracting-power moving lens group, and
said positive-refracting-power moving lens group includes five lenses.
1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:
a zoom lens, and
an image pickup device located on an image side thereof, wherein:
said zoom lens comprises a fixed lens group that includes a lens and a reflecting element, and remains fixed in position upon zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end thereof, and at least two moving lens groups that are located on an image side with respect to said fixed lens group and move upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, and wherein:
said reflecting element reflects a light ray after it enters a refractive entrance surface of said zoom lens,
said zoom lens includes one reflecting element in all,
said image pickup element is positioned on a side of a path taken by light reflected off said reflecting element,
a most-object-side moving lens group of said at least two moving lens groups is a positive-refracting-power moving lens group, and
said reflecting element is a prism having a refractive entrance surface and a refractive exit surface.
2. The image pickup apparatus according to
a most-object-side lens in said positive-refracting-power moving lens group is a positive lens.
3. The image pickup apparatus according to
said positive-refracting-power moving lens group includes five lenses.
4. The image pickup apparatus according to
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/505,246, filed on Oct. 2, 2014, which is a divisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/311,314, filed on Dec. 5, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,885,262, granted on Nov. 11, 2014, which is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/964,162 filed on Dec. 9, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,094,381 granted on Jan. 10, 2012, which is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/283,106 filed on Sep. 8, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,872,806 granted on Jan. 18, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/142,219 filed on May 10, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,436,599 granted on Oct. 14, 2008, and also claims priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Japanese Application No. 2001-142948 filed on May 14, 2001, the contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to a slim electronic image pickup system comprising an optical path-bending zoom optical system, and particularly to an image pickup system inclusive of video cameras or digital cameras, the depth dimension of which is reduced by contriving an optical system portion thereof, e.g., a zoom lens.
In recent years, digital cameras (electronic cameras) have received attention as cameras of the next generation, an alternative to silver-salt 35 mm-film (usually called Leica format) cameras. Currently available digital cameras are broken down into some categories in wide ranges from the high-end type for commercial use to the portable low-end type.
In view of the portable low-end type category in particular, the primary object of the present invention is to provide the technology for implementing video or digital cameras whose depth dimension is reduced while ensuring high image quality.
The gravest bottleneck in making the depth dimension of cameras thin is the thickness of an optical system, especially a zoom lens from the surface located nearest to the object side to the image pickup plane. To make use of a collapsible lens mount that allows the optical system to be taken out of a camera body for phototaking and received therein for carrying now becomes mainstream. However, the thickness of an optical system received in a collapsible lens mount varies largely with the lens type or filter used. Especially in the case of a so-called+precedent type zoom lens wherein a lens group having positive refracting power is positioned nearest to its object side, the thickness of each lens element and dead space are too large to set such requirements as zoom ratios and F-numbers at high values; in other words, the optical system does not become slime as expected, even upon received in the lens mount (JP-A 11-258507). A—precedent type zoom lens, especially of two or three-group construction is advantageous in this regard. However, this type zoom lens, too, does not become slim upon received in a collapsible lens mount, even when the lens positioned nearest to the object side is formed of a positive lens (JP-A 11-52246), because the lens groups are composed of an increased number of lens elements, and the thickness of lens elements is large.
Among zoom lenses known so far in the art, those set forth typically in JP-A's 11-194274, 11-287953 and 2000-9997 are suitable for use with electronic image pickup systems with improved image-formation capabilities including zoom ratios, field angles and F-numbers, and may possibly be reduced in thickness upon received in collapsible lens mounts.
To make the first lens group thin, it is preferable to make the entrance pupil position shallow; however, the magnification of the second lens group must be increased to this end. For this reason, some considerable load is applied on the second lens group. Thus, it is not only difficult to make the second lens group itself thin but it is also difficult to make correction for aberrations. In addition, the influence of production errors grows. Thickness and size reductions may be achieved by making the size of an image pickup device small. To ensure the same number of pixels, however, the pixel pitch must be diminished and insufficient sensitivity must be covered by the optical system. The same goes true for the influence of diffraction.
To obtain a camera body whose depth dimension is reduced, a rear focusing mode wherein the rear lens group is moved for focusing is effective in view of the layout of an associated driving system. It is then required to single out an optical system less susceptible to aberration fluctuations upon rear focusing. Alternatively, such thickness reductions may be achieved by bending the optical path of an optical system with a mirror or the like; however, some considerable restrictions are imposed on the zooming movement of lenses because of the space for such optical path bending.
In view of such problems with the prior art as referred to above, the primary object of the present invention is to provide an electronic image pickup system with extremely diminished depth dimension, which makes use of a Tear focus type zoom lens wherein the optical path (optical axis) of an optical system is bent with a reflecting optical element such as a mirror, and restrictive conditions for the zooming movement of a moving lens group can be substantially eliminated while maintaining high specification requirements and improved performance.
According to the present invention, the aforesaid object is accomplished by the provision of an electronic image pickup system, characterized by comprising an optical path-bending zoom optical system comprising at least one lens group that moves only toward an object side of said optical system for zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end of said optical system and at least one reflecting optical element for bending an optical path, which element is located between said object side of said optical system and a lens included in all lens groups movable during zooming and located nearest to said object side of said optical system, and an electronic image pickup device disposed on an image side of said optical system.
Why the aforesaid arrangement is used in the present invention, and how it works is now explained.
In the present invention, there is used an optical path-bending zoom optical system comprising at least one lens group that moves only toward the object side of said optical system for zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end of said optical system and at least one reflecting optical element for bending an optical path, which element is located between said object side of said optical system and a lens included in all lens groups movable during zooming and located nearest to said object side of said optical system. To direct the entrance surface of the lens system toward the object side and reduce the depth dimension thereof, it is preferable that the optical path is bent at a position of a phototaking optical system which is as close to the object side as possible and at an air separation where the height of light rays is low. To simplify the driving system for zooming and focusing purposes, the moving lens group(s) is preferably located at an image side position with respect to the bending position. To reduce bending space as much as possible, it is preferable that the composite or combined focal length of a partial system from the lens disposed nearest to the object side, at which the bending portion exists, to just before the lens group that moves during zooming, is negative, because the heights of all light rays contributing to the formation of images in the vicinity of the bending position should preferably be low.
Specifically, one lens arrangement well fit for the bending zoom optical system is of the type that comprises, in order from its object side, a 1-1st lens group comprising a negative lens group and a reflecting optical element for bending an optical path, a 1-2nd lens group comprising one positive lens and a second lens group having positive refracting power, wherein for zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end of the arrangement, the second lens group moves only toward the object side of the arrangement.
Another lens arrangement well suitable for the bending zoom optical system is of the type that comprises, in order from its object side, a 1-1st lens group comprising a prism that is a reflecting optical element for bending an optical path, wherein at least one of an entrance surface and an exit surface is defined by a concave surface, a 1-2nd lens group comprising one positive lens and a second lens group having positive refracting power, wherein for zooming form the wide-angle end to the telephoto end of the arrangement, the second lens group moves monotonously toward the object side of the arrangement.
In either type, it is preferable that an axial distance d, as calculated on an air basis, from a refracting surface just before the reflecting surface of the reflecting optical element to a refracting surface just after the reflecting surface should satisfy the following condition (a):
0.5<d/L<2.1 (a)
where L is the diagonal length of an effective image pickup area (in a substantially rectangular form) on the electronic image pickup device.
As the upper limit of 2.1 to this condition (a) is exceeded; the optical system becomes too large. As the lower limit of 0.5 is not reached, a light beam that contributes to the imaging of the perimeter of an image does not satisfactorily arrive at the image plane or ghosts are likely to occur.
It is noted that when the field angle in the optical path-bending direction is in the range of 25°±3°, condition (a) should preferably be reduced down to the following condition (a-1), and when it is in the range of about 19°±30, condition (a) should preferably be reduced down to the following condition (a-2).
0.8<d/L<1.9 (a-1)
0.5<d/L<1.5 (a-2)
More preferably,
0.9<d/L<1.8 (a-1)
0.6<d/L<1.4 (a-2)
In either type, the profile of paraxial refracting power may be properly determined even when surfaces other than a planar surface are used for the reflecting surface. Preferably, however, a control system that allows the shape of the reflecting surface to be freely transformed is provided to make up a variable-shape mirror that corrects fluctuations of focal position and aberrations with zooming, and is of controllable shape for focusing or zooming purposes.
Alternatively, the reflecting optical element may be constructed as by cementing a planoconcave lens to a planar portion of the prism. To reconcile the level of correction of distortion well with the target size of the electronic image pickup system, it is acceptable to add a positive lens of weak power to the surface of the reflecting optical element located nearest to the object side. In this case, the 1-2nd lens group may be dispensed with.
Preferably in each of the two zoom types, the final lens group should be made up of a single lens having an aspheric surface. This is very effective for correction of off-axial aberrations such as distortions, astigmatisms and comas. This lens serves to cancel out aberrations produced at portions of the optical system, which are present on the object side with respect thereto; as the lens moves for focusing or other purposes, aberrations get out of balance. Thus, it is preferable to fix the final lens group.
Focusing should preferably be carried out with the second lens group and, if any, the subsequent lens group(s) save the final lens group, because the first lens group is provided for bending the optical path and so is not appropriate for any focusing group. It is particularly preferable to carry out focusing with the second legs group as counted from the final lens group toward the object side, because that lens group is less vulnerable to focal length and aberration fluctuations. When, in this case, the optical system is focused on a nearby object, such second lens group is moved out. For focusing, it is then preferable that the optical axis air separation DFT between the second lens group and the third lens group as counted from the final lens group toward the object side, upon focused on an infinite-distance object point at the telephoto end, satisfies the following condition (b).
0.1<DFT/fT<1.5 (b)
Here fT is the focal length of the zoom optical system upon focused on an infinite-distance object point at the telephoto end.
As the upper limit of 1.5 to condition (b) is exceeded, it is difficult to ensure any desired zoom ratio, and as the lower limit of 0.1 is not reached, it is impossible to allow any focusable distance.
More preferably,
0.2<DFT/fT<1 (b′)
Even more preferably,
0.25<DFT/fT<0.8 (b″)
Each of the aforesaid two zoom types should preferably comprise an additional or third lens group located on the image side of the second lens group and having positive refracting power, so that upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, the second and third lens groups move with a change in the relative spacing between them. With this zooming mode, it is possible to make the zoom ratio of the optical system high while its focal position upon zooming is corrected by taking advantage of space.
Preferably in that case, the ratio between the amounts of movement M2 and M3 of the second and third lens groups upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end of the optical system when focused on a point at infinity should satisfy the following range:
0.5<M3/M2<2.0 (c)
As the upper limit of 2.0 to condition (c) is exceeded, it is impossible to ensure any satisfactory zoom ratio or focusable distance range. As the lower limit of 0.5 is not reached, it is again impossible to ensure any satisfactory zoom ratio.
More preferably,
0.7<M3/M2<1.4 (c′)
Even more preferably,
0.8<M3/M2<1.25 (c″)
Preferable in each of the aforesaid two zoom types, the first lens group (the combined 1-1st and 1-2nd system) should remain fixed upon zooming or focusing, because it is an optical path-bending system that is difficult to move for mechanical reasons. It is here noted that while the 1-1st lens group is fixed upon zooming, the 1-2nd lens group may remain movable because of being relatively easy to move. Preferably in this case, the 1-2nd lens group should be designed to move in an orbit convex toward the image side. It is also preferable that the 1-2nd lens group comprises, in order from its object side, two lenses, a negative and a positive or, alternatively, one positive lens for the purpose of correcting off-axis aberrations such as chromatic aberrations and distortions.
Furthermore, if any one of such structural limitations as mentioned below is added to the bending zoom lens system, it is then possible to better its specifications and performance and simplify its construction, resulting in additional contributions to thickness reductions of the associated image pickup systems.
Limitation 1:
In the 1-1st lens group, the negative lens group located on the object side with respect to the reflecting optical element for bending the optical path comprises only one negative lens convex on its object side. With this arrangement, it is possible to minimize the depth dimension of the optical system while the desired field angle is maintained.
Limitation 2:
In that case, it is of significance that the negative lens has some power. In other words, the power ratio between the 1-1st lens group and the 1-2nd lens group should preferably satisfy:
−0 8<f11/f12<1.9 (d)
where f11 is the focal length of the 1-1st lens group and f12 is the focal length of the 1-2nd lens group. Any deviation from the upper and lower limits of 1.9 and −0.8 makes the bending optical element likely to become large.
More preferably,
−0.6<f11/f12<1.7 (d′)
Even more preferably,
−0.4<f11/f12<1.5 (d″)
Limitation 3:
One of the second and third lens groups comprises a single lens, and the other comprises at least a concave lens.
The second and third lens groups move in approximately the same direction while the relative spacing between them changes slightly so that they can share the common use of a narrow space for zooming while the focal position is kept constant. Another merit is that correction of chromatic aberrations is not necessarily brought to completion for each lens group. In short, chromatic aberrations at the second lens group can be corrected separately from those at the third lens group, so that either one can be composed of a single lens, resulting in some contribution to the size and weight reductions of the optical system.
Limitation 4:
To reduce the change in the relative spacing between the second and the third lens group as much as possible, zooming should preferably be carried out at the magnification of the combined system of the second and subsequent lens groups, which is around −1. To this end, it is desired to satisfy the following condition at the telephoto end:
0.7<−βRt<2.1 (e)
Here βRt is the combined magnification of the second and subsequent lens groups at the telephoto end (upon focused on an object point at infinity).
Any deviation from the upper and lower limits of 2.1 and 0.7 to this condition incurs an increase in the amount of change in the relative spacing between the second and the third lens group.
More preferably,
0.85<−βRt<1.7 (e′)
Even more preferably,
0.85<−βRt<1.7 (e″)
The present invention also provides an electronic image pickup system, characterized by comprising:
an optical path-bending zoom optical system comprising at least one lens group that moves only toward its object side upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end of the optical system and at least one reflecting optical element for, upon zooming, bending an optical path toward the object side with respect to the lens included in all movable lens groups and located nearest to the object side,
said optical path being defined by an entrance surface and an exit surface, at least one of which has a curvature, and
an electronic image pickup device located on the image side of said optical system.
Thus, if the reflecting optical element (prism) for bending the optical path is allowed to have refracting power, it is then possible to diminish the number of lens elements, making contributions to size reductions or cost reductions.
In this case, the reflecting optical element for bending the optical path may be located nearest to the object side of the optical path-bending zooming optical system.
Thus, if the optical path-bending element is located as near to the object side as possible, it is then possible to diminish the depth dimension of the electronic image pickup system.
Furthermore, the entrance surface of the reflecting optical element for bending the optical path may be directed toward the object side of the zoom optical system.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a slim electronic image pickup system constructed using a zoom optical system comprising, in order from its object side, a negative meniscus lens and an optical path-bending prism. If the optical path-bending prism is designed to have an entrance surface with negative refracting power, it is then possible to make the depth dimension of the electronic image pickup system by far smaller, because that negative meniscus lens can be dispensed with.
In that case, the entrance surface of the reflecting optical element for bending the optical path may be defined by an aspheric surface.
The axial curvature of the entrance surface having a negative value (the entrance surface being concave on the object side) is unfavorable in consideration of correction of off-axis aberrations such as distortions. With the introduction of the aspheric surface, however, such aberrations can be well corrected.
Furthermore, the exit surface of the reflecting optical element for bending the optical path may be defined by a planar surface.
It is here noted that when an aspheric surface is applied to the entrance surface as mentioned above, it is difficult to ensure any desired decentration accuracy between that surface and the exit surface. However, if another surface (exit surface) is defined by a planar surface, it is then possible to slacken off demand for decentration accuracy between both surfaces.
The lens group that moves only toward the object side upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end is made up of two positive lenses and at least one negative lens. It is then acceptable that at least each positive lens and the negative lens are cemented together.
In the lens group that moves only toward the object side upon zooming form the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, there is a tendency for aberrations to deteriorate largely due to relative decentration between the positive lens and the negative lens. It is thus preferable that the positive and the negative lens are cemented to the greatest extent practicable.
The lens group that moves only toward the object side upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end is made up of two positive lenses and at least one negative lens. It is then acceptable that at least one positive lens and the negative lens are cemented together.
Thus, the lens group that moves only toward the object side upon zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end should comprise at least two positive lenses and at least one negative lens, at least three in all.
Next, how and why the thickness of filters is reduced is now explained. In an electronic image pickup system, an infrared absorption filter having a certain thickness is usually inserted between an image pickup device and its object side and positioned nearer to the object side, so that the incidence of infrared light on the image pickup plane is prevented. Here consider the case where this filter is replaced by a coating devoid of thickness. In addition to the fact that the system becomes thin as a matter of course, there are spillover effects. When a near-infrared sharp cut coat having a transmittance of at least 80% at 600 nm and a transmittance of up to 10% at 700 nm is introduced between an image pickup device in the rear of the zoom lens system and the object side of the system and nearer to the object side, the transmittance on the red side is relatively higher that that of the absorption type, so that the tendency of bluish purple to turn into magenta—a defect of a complementary mosaic filter-inserted CCD—is diminished by gain control and there can be obtained color reproduction comparable to that by a CCD having a primary colors filter. On the other hand, a complementary filter is higher in substantial sensitivity and more favorable in resolution than a primary colors filter-inserted CCD due to its high transmitted energy, and provides a great merit when used in combination with a small-size CCD. Regarding an optical low-pass filter that is another filter, too, its total thickness, tLPF, should preferably comply with the following condition:
0.15a<tLPF<0.45a(mm) (f)
Here a is the horizontal pixel pitch (in μm) of the electronic image pickup device.
Reducing the thickness of the optical low-pass filter, too, is effective for making the thickness of the zoom lens upon received in the lens mount; however, this is generally not preferred because the moiré preventive effect becomes slender. On the other hand, as the pixel pitch becomes small, the contrast of frequency components greater than Nyquist criterion decreases under the influence of diffraction of an image-formation lens and, consequently, the decrease in the moiré preventive effect is more or less acceptable. For instance, it is known that when three different filters having crystallographic axes in directions where upon projected onto the image plane, the azimuth angle is horizontal (=0°) and ±45° are used while they are put one upon another, some moiré preventive effect is obtainable. According to the specifications known to make the filter assembly thinnest, each filter is displaced by a μm in the horizontal and by SQRT (½)*a μm in the ±450 directions. Here SQRT means a square root. The then filter thickness is approximately given by [1+2*SQRT (½)]*a/5.88 (mm). This is the specification where the contrast is reduced down to zero at a frequency corresponding just to Nyquist criterion. At a thickness a few % to a few tens of % smaller than this, a little more contrast of the frequency corresponding to Nyquist criterion appears; however, this can be suppressed under the influence of the aforesaid diffraction.
In other filter embodiments where two filters are placed one upon another or one single filter is used, too, it is preferable to comply with condition (f). When the upper limit of 0.45a is exceeded, the optical low-pass filter becomes too thick, contrary to size reduction requirements. When the lower limit of 0.15a is not reached, moiré removal becomes insufficient. In this condition, a should be 5 μm or less.
When a is 4 μm or less or where the optical low-pass filter is more susceptible to diffraction, it is preferable that
0.13a<tLPF<0.42a (f′)
It is also acceptable that
when a is 4 μm or greater,
When an image pickup device having a small pixel pitch is used, there is degradation in image quality under the influence of diffraction effect by stop-down. In this case, the electronic image pickup system is designed in such a way as to have a plurality of apertures each of fixed aperture size, one of which can be inserted into any one of optical paths between the lens surface located nearest to the image side of the first lens group and the lens surface located nearest to the object side of the third lens group and can be replaced with another as well, so that illuminance on the image plane can be adjusted. Then, media whose transmittances with respect to 550 nm are different but less than 80% are filled in some of the plurality of apertures for light quantity control. Alternatively, when control is carried out in such a way as to provide a light quantity corresponding to such an F-number as given by a (μm)/F-number<4.0, it is preferable to fill the apertures with medium whose transmittance with respect to 550 nm are different but, less than 80%. In the range of the full-aperture value to values deviating from the aforesaid condition as an example, any medium is not used or dummy media having a transmittance of at least 91% with respect to 550 nm are used. In the range of the aforesaid condition, it is preferable to control the quantity of light with an ND filter or the like, rather than to decrease the diameter of the aperture stop to such an extent that the influence of diffraction appears.
Alternatively, it is acceptable to uniformly reduce the diameters of a plurality of apertures inversely with the F-numbers, so that optical low-pass filters having different frequency characteristics can be inserted in place of ND filters. As degradation by diffraction becomes worse with stop-down, it is desirable that the smaller the aperture diameter, the higher the frequency characteristics the optical low-pass filters have.
In order to slim down an electronic image pickup system, not only contrivances for an associated optical system but also contrivances for its mechanical mechanism and layouts are of importance. In particular, it is important to take advantage of the collapsible lens mount type wherein the optical system is received in the lens mount. For the lens arrangement of the present invention, it is preferable to make use of a specific collapsible lens mount type wherein the reflecting optical element already in the optical system body is relocated from the optical path in a separate space in the optical system body, and the lens groups that are located on the object side with respect to the reflecting optical element and move out of the optical system body during phototaking are received in the resulting space on the optical path.
This specific collapsible lens mount type may also be applied to an optical system having a lens arrangement other than that of the present invention, provided that it comprises, in order from its object side, a first lens group of negative power, a reflecting optical element for bending an optical path and a second lens group of positive power. The reflecting optical element is relocated from the optical path in a separate space in the optical system body, so that the first lens group is received in the resulting space on the optical path.
Preferably in this case, while the first lens group is received in the optical system body, the second lens group is shifted to the image side with respect to the position farthest away from the image plane at the time of phototaking. There is also a moving space for zooming or focusing subsequent to the second lens group. To make effective use of that space during lens reception or the like, the second lens is put down as close to the image side as possible and, if required, the reflecting optical element is shifted to the image side, so that the first lens group is received in place.
For instance, when the reflecting optical element is constructed of a reflecting mirror comprising a thin plate with a reflecting mirror coating applied thereon, the first lens group can be received in place with no need of any separate space, because the reflecting mirror is relocated vertically to the optical axis with the reflecting surface bent.
Besides, each of lenses other than the reflecting optical element may be tilted or shifted during lens reception, thereby creating some reception space.
When the prism is constructed of a solid outer shell with a liquid or the like filled therein, thickness reductions may be achieved by removing the liquid from inside.
It is noted that with an optical system using a reflecting optical element, the following embodiments are feasible.
The best embodiment is a TTL single-lens reflecting optical system fused with a Porro prism type finder:
In one typical embodiment of this optical system, between a phototaking optical system including a reflecting optical element and an image pickup device there is interposed a second reflecting surfaced for splitting (in time division, amplitude division or any other modes) an optical path toward a side nearly at right angles with a plane including an optical axis before and after reflection at the reflecting optical element. A third reflecting surface is disposed along the opposite side, with the normal lying in much the same plane with respect to the normal to the second reflecting surface and nearly at tight angles therewith. Furthermore, a fourth reflecting surface is disposed in such a way that an optical path after reflection thereat runs parallel with the optical axis of the entrance side of the phototaking optical system. This makes a great deal of contribution to the thickness reductions of a camera.
In the second embodiment wherein the reflecting optical element and an optical system on the object side with respect thereto is designed to be rotatable with respect to the vicinity of the entrance pupil of a phototaking optical system or the like, it is possible to change the phototaking direction. Alternatively, optical prevention of camera movements is possible.
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification.
The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
Examples 1 to 12 of the optical path-bending zoom optical system used with the electronic image pickup system of the invention are now explained. Sectional lens configurations of these examples at the telephoto end (a), intermediate state (b) and wide-angle end (c) upon focused on an object point at infinity are shown in
As shown in
Four aspheric surfaces are used, one at the object-side surface of the double-convex positive lens in the 1-2nd lens group G1-2, one at the object-side surface of the double-convex positive lens in the second lens group G2, one at the image-side surface of the negative meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4, and one at the image-side surface of the double-convex positive lens in the fifth lens group G5.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the object-side surface of the double-convex positive lens in the 1-2nd lens group G1-2, one at the surface of the second lens group G2 located nearest to its object side, and one at the object-side surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surface are used, one at the object side-surface of the double-convex positive lens in the 1-2nd group G1-2, one at the surface of the third lens group G3 located nearest to its object side, and one at the object side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the object-side surface of the double-convex positive lens in the 1-2nd lens group G1-2, one at the object-side surface of the double-convex positive lens located after the stop in the second lens group G2, and one at the object-side surface of the positive meniscus lens in the second lens group G4.
As shown in
Four aspheric surfaces are used, one at the image-side surface of the double-convex positive lens in the first lens group G1, one at the object side-surface of the double-convex positive lens in the second lens group G2, one at the image side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4 and one at the image side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fifth lens group G5.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the object side-surface of the double-concave negative lens in the first lens group G1, one at the surface of the second lens group G2 located nearest to its object side and one at the image side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the third lens group G3.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the image side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the 1-1st lens group G1-1, one at the surface of the second lens group G2 located nearest to the object side and one at the object side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the object side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the 1-1st lets group G1-1, the surface of the second lens group G2 located nearest to its object side and one at the image side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the image side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the 1-2nd lens group G1-2, one at the surface of the third lens group G3 located nearest to its object side and one at the object side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the image plane side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the 1-2nd lens group G1-2, one at the surface of the third lens group G3 located nearest to its object side and one at the object side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the image plane side-surface of the negative meniscus lens in the 1-2nd lens group G1-2, one at the object side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the third lens group G3 and one at the image plane side-surface of the double-convex positive lens in the fourth lens group G4.
As shown in
Three aspheric surfaces are used, one at the object side-surface of the optical path bending prism P in the 1-1st lens group G1-1, one at the surface of the second lens group G2 located nearest to its object side and one at the image plane side-surface of the positive meniscus lens in the fourth lens group G4.
Set out below are the numerical data on each example. Symbols used hereinafter but not hereinbefore have the following meanings:
Here let x be an optical axis on condition that the direction of propagation of light is positive and y be a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. Then, aspheric configuration is given by
x=(y2/r)/[1+{1−(K+1)(y/r)2}1/2]+A4y4+A6y6+A8y8+A10y10
where r is a paraxial radius of curvature, K is a conical coefficient, and A4, A6, A8 and A10 are the fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth aspheric coefficients, respectively.
r1 = −26.8147
d1 = 3.8000
nd1 = 1.73400
νd1 = 51.47
r2 = ∞ (Mirror)
d2 = 3.2000
nd2 = 1.73400
νd2 = 51.47
r3 = 6.2254
d3 = 1.7202
r4 = 424.9864 (Aspheric)
d4 = 2.4297
nd3 = 1.84666
νd3 = 23.78
r5 = −48.1247
d5 = (Variable)
r6 = ∞ (Stop)
d6 = 0.5000
r7 = 17.8731 (Aspheric)
d7 = 2.0000
nd4 = 1.58913
νd4 = 61.26
r8 = −16.6911
d8 = (Variable)
r9 = 7.9903
d9 = 6.2379
nd5 = 1.48749
νd5 = 70.23
r10 = −14.7007
d10 = 0.8488
nd6 = 1.84666
νd6 = 23.78
r11 = 7.0178
d11 = 1.1903
r12 = 11.2307
d12 = 1.6307
nd7 = 1.84666
νd7 = 23.78
r13 = −24.5400
d13 =
(Variable)
r14 = 18.1763
d14 = 0.5000
nd8 = 1.84666
νd8 = 23.78
r15 = 5.9110 (Aspheric)
d15 =
(Variable)
r16 = 14.1876
d16 = 3.0000
nd9 = 1.58913
νd9 = 61.26
r17 = −7.1178 (Aspheric)
d17 = 0.5006
r18 = ∞
d18 = 0.8000
nd10 = 1.51633
νd10 = 64.14
r19 = ∞
d19 = 1.8000
nd11 = 1.54771
νd11 = 62.84
r20 = ∞
d20 = 0.5000
r21 = ∞
d21 = 0.5000
nd12 = 1.51633
νd12 = 64.14
r22 = ∞
d22 = 1.1914
r23 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
4th surface
K = 0.0195
A4 = 5.4111 × 10−4
A6 = 2.1984 × 10−6
A8 = 4.5957 × 10−7
A10 = −1.0754 × 10−8
7th surface
K = 5.8821
A4 = −2.7575 × 10−4
A6 = 5.8194 × 10−6
A8 = −7.9649 × 10−7
A10 = 3.4848 × 10−8
15th surface
K = −3.6043
A4 = 2.6150 × 10−3
A6 = −8.5623 × 10−6
A8 = −2.8972 × 10−6
A10 = 1.5174 × 10−7
17th surface
K = 0.8882
A4 = 1.1140 × 10−3
A6 = −8.5962 × 10−6
A8 = 3.9677 × 10−7
A10 = 3.1086 × 10−8
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
4.59000
8.95000
13.23000
FNO
2.8316
3.8724
4.6438
2ω (°)
65.5
34.0
23.0
d5
12.93741
5.34873
2.00000
d8
2.61607
2.85689
0.50000
d13
1.09671
5.22639
10.38165
d15
1.00016
4.21405
4.71724
r1 = −129.7294
d1 = 4.5500
nd1 = 1.80400
νd1 = 46.57
r2 = ∞ (Mirror)
d2 = 4.0019
nd2 = 1.80400
νd2 = 46.57
r3 = 5.3898
d3 = 1.6465
r4 = 30.0332 (Aspheric)
d4 = 1.4609
nd3 = 1.84666
νd3 = 23.78
r5 = −35.8611
d5 = (Variable)
r6 = ∞ (Stop)
d6 = (Variable)
r7 = 9.6063 (Aspheric)
d7 = 2.7296
nd4 = 1.48749
νd4 = 70.23
r8 = −30.8421
d8 = 0.1469
r9 = 10.1172
d9 = 2.1277
nd5 = 1.69680
νd5 = 55.53
r10 = 97.1974
d10 = 0.0500
r11 = 12.1982
d11 = 0.7949
nd6 = 1.84666
νd6 = 23.78
r12 = 5.7271
d12 =
(Variable)
r13 = 14.2960
d13 = 4.0342
nd7 = 1.48749
νd7 = 70.23
r14 = −15.7323
d14 = 0.1401
r15 = −18.5671
d15 = 1.1241
nd8 = 1.84666
νd8 = 23.78
r16 = −29.8834
d16 =
(Variable)
r17 = 46.3841 (Aspheric)
d17 = 1.1752
nd9 = 1.58913
νd9 = 61.26
r18 = 541.6142
d18 = 0.4453
r19 = ∞
d19 = 0.8000
nd10 = 1.51633
νd10 = 64.14
r20 = ∞
d20 = 1.8000
nd11 = 1.54771
νd11 = 62.84
r21 = ∞
d21 = 0.5000
r22 = ∞
d22 = 0.5000
nd12 = 1.51633
νd12 = 64.14
r23 = ∞
d23 = 1.2588
r24 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
4th surface
K = 42.6072
A4 = 4.5281 × 10−4
A6 = −1.2752 × 10−6
A8 = 2.9327 × 10−7
A10 = 0
7th surface
K = 0
A4 = −2.9136 × 10−4
A6 = −7.7511 × 10−7
A8 = 2.4221 × 10−8
A10 = 0
17th surface
K = 0
A4 = −8.0585 × 10−4
A6 = 1.7583 × 10−5
A8 = −1.1309 × 10−6
A10 = 0
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
4.71141
7.84455
13.21508
FNO
2.8000
3.6612
5.0650
2ω (°)
67.8
41.2
24.8
d5
10.20144
4.70557
1.12127
d6
7.09024
5.59391
1.24849
d12
3.08267
9.70509
10.04403
d16
0.98577
1.28696
8.72623
r1 = 22.0799
d1 = 0.7823
nd1 = 1.80400
νd1 = 46.57
r2 = 7.0105
d2 = 1.1905
r3 = ∞
d3 = 3.8000
nd2 = 1.80400
νd2 = 46.57
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 3.4483
nd3 = 1.80400
νd3 = 46.57
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.4000
r6 = −43.4610
d6 = 0.7742
nd4 = 1.77250
νd4 = 49.60
r7 = 9.6384
d7 = 0.6369
r8 = 19.1908 (Aspheric)
d8 = 1.6810
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
r9 = −40.1274
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 0.5000
r11 = 85.1662
d11 = 1.5117
nd6 = 1.58913
νd6 = 61.26
r12 = −18.3807
d12 =
(Variable)
r13 = 5.5347 (Aspheric)
d13 = 2.9473
nd7 = 1.48749
νd7 = 70.23
r14 = −102.8346
d14 = 0.1500
r15 = 68.5128
d15 = 3.4582
nd8 = 1.84666
νd8 = 23.78
r16 = 5.6774
d16 = 2.1376
r17 = 7.8453
d17 = 2.3148
nd9 = 1.60542
νd9 = 45.99
r18 = −12.6010
d18 = 0.5441
r19 = −6.0465
d19 = 0.7255
nd10 = 1.61800
νd10 = 63.33
r20 = −17.9513
d20 =
(Variable)
r21 = −17.2238
d21 = 1.4117
nd11 = 1.58913
νd11 = 61.26
(Aspheric)
r22 = −9.8048
d22 = 0.5599
r23 = ∞
d23 = 0.8000
nd12 = 1.51633
νd12 = 64.14
r24 = ∞
d24 = 1.8000
nd13 = 1.54771
νd13 = 62.84
r25 = ∞
d25 = 0.5000
r26 = ∞
d26 = 0.5000
nd14 = 1.51633
νd14 = 64.14
r27 = ∞
d27 = 1.3641
r28 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
8th surface
K = 1.5876
A4 = 2.6616 × 10−4
A6 = 3.3939 × 10−6
A8 = −1.0023 × 10−7
A10 = 0
13th surface
K = 0
A4 = −2.7230 × 10−4
A6 = −5.7432 × 10−6
A8 = −3.4301 × 10−7
A10 = 0
21th surface
K = 0
A4 = −8.9975 × 10−4
A6 = −1.8358 × 10−5
A8 = 1.4143 × 10−6
A10 = 0
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
4.60758
7.85021
13.40785
FNO
2.8000
3.4489
4.6187
2ω (°)
65.3
39.0
22.9
d9
14.75212
6.67783
2.00000
d12
0.67500
4.26744
1.54139
d20
1.35767
6.03580
13.51290
r1 = 29.0184
d1 = 0.7437
nd1 = 1.80400
νd1 = 46.57
r2 = 7.3275
d2 = 1.3049
r3 = ∞
d3 = 4.0000
nd2 = 1.80400
νd2 = 46.57
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 3.5133
nd3 = 1.80400
νd3 = 46.57
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.3000
r6 = −31.2038
d6 = 0.7673
nd4 = 1.80400
νd4 = 46.57
r7 = 15.2085
d7 = 1.5760
r8 = 33.1818
d8 = 1.5628
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
(Aspheric)
r9 = −29.4113
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 0.5000
r11 = 20.3172
d11 = 1.9876
nd6 = 1.58913
νd6 = 61.26
(Aspheric)
r12 = −14.3558
d12 = 0.1387
r13 = 7.0863
d13 = 2.5021
nd7 = 1.48749
νd7 = 70.23
r14 = −521.1337
d14 = 0.0001
r15 = 217.6721
d15 = 5.9501
nd8 = 1.84666
νd8 = 23.78
r16 = 4.5340
d16 = (Variable)
r17 = 10.1062
d17 = 1.8686
nd9 = 1.60300
νd9 = 65.44
r18 = 46.5940
d18 = (Variable)
r19 = −22.5387
d19 = 2.3721
nd10 = 1.58913
νd10 = 61.26
(Aspheric)
r20 = −5.8538
d20 = 0.4297
r21 = ∞
d21 = 0.8000
nd11 = 1.51633
νd11 = 64.14
r22 = ∞
d22 = 0.8000
nd12 = 1.54771
νd12 = 62.84
r23 = ∞
d23 = 0.5000
r24 = ∞
d24 = 0.5000
nd13 = 1.51633
νd13 = 64.14
r25 = ∞
d25 = 1.3824
r27 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
8th surface
K = 1.9221
A4 = 1.0674 × 10−4
A6 = 7.5509 × 10−7
A8 = −6.9692 × 10−8
A10 = 0
11th surface
K = 0
A4 = −1.4582 × 10−4
A6 = 4.2034 × 10−8
A8 = 1.1204 × 10−8
A10 = 0
19th surface
K = 0
A4 = −1.8514 × 10−3
A6 = 6.5803 × 10−6
A8 = −9.0686 × 10−7
A10 = 0
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
4.65117
7.85007
13.29161
FNO
2.5000
3.4944
4.8337
2ω (°)
68.4
41.7
24.7
d9
13.35295
7.17214
2.00000
d16
1.22323
4.89168
2.01917
d18
0.94992
3.89804
12.56077
r1 = 15.9959
d1 = 2.0000
nd1 = 1.84666
νd1 = 23.78
r2 = 17.9366
d2 = 0.8000
(Aspheric)
r3 = 122.3665
d3 = 1.0000
nd2 = 1.72916
νd2 = 54.68
r4 = 6.1500
d4 = 1.9000
r5 = ∞
d5 = 4.1000
nd3 = 1.56883
νd3 = 56.36
r6 = ∞ (Mirror)
d6 = 3.9000
nd4 = 1.56883
νd4 = 56.36
r7 = ∞
d7 = (Variable)
r8 = ∞ (Stop)
d8 = 0.5928
r9 = 14.1418
d9 = 3.0000
nd5 = 1.80610
νd5 = 40.92
(Aspheric)
r10 = −138.1914
d10 = (Variable)
r11 = 9.2691
d11 = 3.2000
nd6 = 1.48749
νd6 = 70.23
r12 = −18.4588
d12 = 1.0064
nd7 = 1.84666
νd7 = 23.78
r13 = 7.4386
d13 = 0.5000
r14 = 9.1725
d14 = 2.4000
nd8 = 1.80518
νd8 = 25.42
r15 = −16.4170
d15 = (Variable)
r16 = 44.6119
d16 = 0.8000
nd9 = 1.84666
νd9 = 23.78
r17 = 8.9511
d17 = (Variable)
(Aspheric)
r18 = 11.2550
d18 = 2.6000
nd10 = 1.58913
νd10 = 61.26
r19 = 673.2282
d19 = (Variable)
(Aspheric)
r20 = ∞
d20 = 1.5000
nd11 = 1.51633
νd11 = 64.14
r21 = ∞
d21 = 1.4400
nd12 = 1.54771
νd12 = 62.84
r22 = ∞
d22 = 0.8000
r23 = ∞
d23 = 0.8000
nd13 = 1.51633
νd13 = 64.14
r24 = ∞
d24 = 1.0000
r25 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
2nd surface
K = 0
A4 = −2.1855 × 10−4
A6 = 3.4923 × 10−7
A8 = 0
A10 = 0
9th surface
K = 5.1530
A4 = −2.4340 × 10−4
A6 = −7.4872 × 10−6
A8 = 2.0515 × 10−7
A10 = −1.0188 × 10−8
17th surface
K = −3.7152
A4 = 1.2209 × 10−3
A6 = −1.7576 × 10−5
A8 = 2.5810 × 10−6
A10 = −1.2193 × 10−7
19th surface
K = 1.4583
A4 = −1.5578 × 10−4
A6 = −1.1072 × 10−5
A8 = 5.6481 × 10−7
A10 = −8.6742 × 10−9
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.43000
10.61200
15.80000
FNO
2.7116
3.7726
4.5293
2ω (°)
63.5
35.7
24.5
d7
13.12435
4.47821
0.50000
d10
0.81880
1.71785
0.50000
d15
0.60000
2.00387
4.09707
d17
1.40000
8.20925
11.93740
d19
2.71758
2.25155
1.62627
r1 = 49.3427
d1 = 2.0000
nd1 = 1.84666
νd1 = 23.78
r2 = −115.4656
d2 = 0.4000
r3 = −52.5304
d3 = 1.0000
nd2 = 1.69350
νd2 = 53.21
(Aspheric)
r4 = 5.8428
d4 = 1.8000
r5 = ∞
d5 = 4.0000
nd3 = 1.56883
νd3 = 56.36
r6 = ∞ (Mirror)
d6 = 3.8000
nd4 = 1.56883
νd4 = 56.36
r7 = ∞
d7 = (Variable)
r8 = ∞ (Stop)
d8 = 0.6000
r9 = 8.0295 (Aspheric)
d9 = 2.8000
nd5 = 1.69350
νd5 = 53.21
r10 = −5.9145
d10 = 0.8000
nd6 = 1.80440
νd6 = 39.59
r11 = −12.3640
d11 = (Variable)
r12 = 26.8805
d12 = 0.8000
nd7 = 1.84666
νd7 = 23.78
r13 = 7.1849
d13 = (Variable)
(Aspheric)
r14 = 10.7803
d14 = 3.1000
nd8 = 1.48749
νd8 = 70.23
r15 = −52.9481
d15 = (Variable)
r16 = ∞
d16 = 1.5000
nd9 = 1.51633
νd9 = 64.14
r17 = ∞
d17 = 1.4400
nd10 = 1.54771
νd10 = 62.84
r18 = ∞
d18 = 0.8000
r19 = ∞
d19 = 0.8000
nd11 = 1.51633
νd11 = 64.14
r20 = ∞
d20 = 1.0000
r21 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
3rd surface
K = 0
A4 = 2.6048 × 10−4
A6 = −3.2365 × 10−6
A8 = 2.2913 × 10−8
A10 = 0
9th surface
K = 0
A4 = −3.0615 × 10−4
A6 = −2.0330 × 10−6
A8 = −1.0403 × 10−7
A10 = 0
13th surface
K = −3.5241
A4 = 1.8328 × 10−3
A6 = −1.6164 × 10−5
A8 = 3.5495 × 10−6
A10 = −1.2410 × 10−7
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.38001
8.50001
13.45001
FNO
3.0358
3.8702
4.5606
2ω (°)
65.8
43.8
28.4
d7
11.53527
6.15290
0.50000
d11
2.10162
2.49863
3.68430
d13
3.96820
9.09478
10.56416
d15
1.75491
1.61369
4.61155
r1 = 21.0760
d1 = 1.4000
nd1 = 1.74320
νd1 = 49.34
r2 = 7.9352 (Aspheric)
d2 = 2.8000
r3 = ∞
d3 = 6.5000
nd2 = 1.56883
νd2 = 56.36
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 6.0000
nd3 = 1.56883
νd3 = 56.36
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.8000
r6 = −18.8610
d6 = 0.8000
nd4 = 1.72916
νd4 = 54.68
r7 = 29.7460
d7 = 0.5273
r8 = 25.1850
d8 = 1.9000
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
r9 = −121.8149
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 0.8000
r11 = 11.8772
d11 = 1.9992
nd6 = 1.49700
νd6 = 81.54
(Aspheric)
r12 = −22.2117
d12 = 0.3000
r13 = 8.0295
d13 = 1.9997
nd7 = 1.48749
νd7 = 70.23
r14 = −16.2855
d14 = 0.7997
nd8 = 1.64769
νd8 = 33.79
r15 = −52.6732
d15 = 0.3000
r16 = 7.3242
d16 = 1.3308
nd9 = 1.84666
νd9 = 23.78
r17 = 4.4772
d17 = 1.2000
r18 = 17.2769
d18 = 1.1317
nd10 = 1.80610
νd10 = 40.92
r19 = 6.2199
d19 = (Variable)
r20 = 9.0812
d20 = 2.0000
nd11 = 1.61800
νd11 = 63.33
r21 = 19.8406
d21 = (Variable)
r22 = −34.2139
d22 = 2.0000
nd12 = 1.58313
νd12 = 59.38
(Aspheric)
r23 = −9.7728
d23 = 1.0032
r24 = ∞
d25 = 1.4400
nd13 = 1.54771
νd13 = 62.84
r25 = ∞
d26 = 0.8000
r26 = ∞
d27 = 0.8000
nd14 = 1.51633
νd14 = 64.14
r27 = ∞
d28 = 1.0003
r28 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
2nd surface
K = 0
A4 = −9.3483 × 10−5
A6 = 1.4787 × 10−7
A8 = −4.5620 × 10−8
A10 = 0
11th surface
K = 0
A4 = −2.6863 × 10−4
A6 = −1.0879 × 10−7
A8 = 3.8711 × 10−9
A10 = 0
22nd surface
K = 0
A4 = −4.8081 × 10−4
A6 = 5.9535 × 10−6
A8 = −1.6767 × 10−7
A10 = 0
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.80000
9.17005
14.49992
FNO
2.6880
3.4974
4.5402
2ω (°)
60.8
40.1
25.4
d9
14.10553
7.78994
2.48873
d19
1.54225
5.16705
2.56297
d21
2.32790
5.01801
12.92472
r1 = 16.1825
d1 = 1.4000
nd1 = 1.80610
νd1 = 40.92
(Aspheric)
r2 = 7.3872
d2 = 3.5000
r3 = ∞
d3 = 6.5000
nd2 = 1.60311
νd2 = 60.64
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 6.0000
nd3 = 1.60311
νd3 = 60.64
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.7950
r6 = −27.1461
d6 = 0.8000
nd4 = 1.72916
νd4 = 54.68
r7 = 20.2982
d7 = 0.5273
r8 = 17.2255
d8 = 1.9000
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
r9 = 90.2451
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 0.8000
r11 = 17.0416
d11 = 1.9965
nd6 = 1.56384
νd6 = 60.67
(Aspheric)
r12 = −13.7245
d12 = 0.5000
r13 = 5.5039
d13 = 3.7857
nd7 = 1.48749
νd7 = 70.23
r14 = −38.8943
d14 = 0.8000
nd8 = 1.69895
νd8 = 30.13
r15 = 4.2611
d15 = (Variable)
r16 = 16.8715
d16 = 2.0000
nd9 = 1.48749
νd9 = 70.23
r17 = 96.4706
d17 = (Variable)
r18 = −60.1937
d18 = 2.0000
nd10 = 1.56384
νd10 = 60.67
r19 = −11.5463
d19 = 1.0039
(Aspheric)
r20 = ∞
d20 = 1.4400
nd11 = 1.54771
νd11 = 62.84
r21 = ∞
d21 = 0.8000
r22 = ∞
d22 = 0.8000
nd12 = 1.51633
νd12 = 64.14
r23 = ∞
d23 = 1.0021
r24 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
1st surface
K = 0
A4 = 5.1308 × 10−5
A6 = 2.3428 × 10−7
A8 = −3.7916 × 10−9
A10 = 7.2819 × 10−11
11th surface
K = 0
A4 = −1.6960 × 10−4
A6 = −1.0587 × 10−6
A8 = 5.6885 × 10−8
A10 = −2.0816 × 10−10
19th surface
K = 0
A4 = 2.9238 × 10−4
A6 = −1.4179 × 10−5
A8 = 6.7945 × 10−7
A10 = −1.6439 × 10−8
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.80001
9.17026
14.49938
FNO
2.6926
3.5230
4.5194
2ω (°)
61.1
40.1
25.7
d9
14.09978
8.00554
2.48873
d15
2.47558
7.50212
3.24411
d17
3.07729
4.13993
13.92316
r1 = 21.2658
d1 = 1.0000
nd1 = 1.74100
νd1 = 52.64
r2 = 8.6245
d2 = 3.3711
r3 = ∞
d3 = 5.8400
nd2 = 1.80400
νd2 = 46.57
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 5.4952
nd3 = 1.80400
νd3 = 46.57
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.3221
r6 = 300.0000
d6 = 1.0000
nd4 = 1.74320
νd4 = 49.34
r7 = 15.3314
d7 = 0.5979
(Aspheric)
r8 = 15.8974
d8 = 1.4903
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
r9 = 43.0822
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 0.6000
r11 = 63.9771
d11 = 1.3913
nd6 = 1.61800
νd6 = 63.33
r12 = −23.2380
d12 = (Variable)
r13 = 7.9674
d13 = 2.3478
nd7 = 1.48749
νd7 = 70.23
(Aspheric)
r14 = −68.3182
d14 = 0.1000
r15 = 24.3652
d15 = 3.3012
nd8 = 1.84666
νd8 = 23.78
r16 = 7.7880
d16 = 0.2484
r17 = 9.2912
d17 = 2.1349
nd9 = 1.72916
νd9 = 54.68
r18 = −19.4929
d18 = 0.7000
nd10 = 1.53172
νd10 = 48.84
r19 = 5.2999
d19 = (Variable)
r20 = −22.5496
d20 = 2.5068
nd11 = 1.58913
νd11 = 61.14
(Aspheric)
r21 = −6.5395
d21 = 1.0000
r22 = ∞
d22 = 1.5000
nd12 = 1.51633
νd12 = 64.14
r23 = ∞
d23 = 1.4400
nd13 = 1.54771
νd13 = 62.84
r24 = ∞
d24 = 0.8000
r25 = ∞
d25 = 0.8000
nd14 = 1.51633
νd14 = 64.14
r26 = ∞
d26 = 1.0894
r27 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
7th surface
K = 0
A4 = −6.9423 × 10−5
A6 = 1.9216 × 10−7
A8 = −2.3395 × 10−8
A10 = 0
13th surface
K = 0
A4 = −2.1881 × 10−4
A6 = −2.0288 × 10−6
A8 = 7.6472 × 10−10
A10 = 0
20th surface
K = 0
A4 = −1.0095 × 10−3
A6 = 3.4022 × 10−8
A8 = −1.7165 × 10−7
A10 = 0
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.52179
7.96811
15.98093
FNO
2.4770
2.9873
4.5000
2ω (°)
64.5
44.7
22.7
d9
17.73448
10.81643
2.00000
d12
1.20000
3.80000
3.50000
d19
2.60300
5.58623
15.86209
r1 = 24.8917
d1 = 1.0000
nd1 = 1.74100
νd1 = 52.64
r2 = 8.0792
d2 = 2.3760
r3 = ∞
d3 = 5.2400
nd2 = 1.80400
νd2 = 46.57
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 5.0006
nd3 = 1.80400
νd3 = 46.57
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.2922
r6 = 300.0000
d6 = 1.0000
nd4 = 1.74320
νd4 = 49.34
r7 = 14.5213
d7 = 0.1000
(Aspheric)
r8 = 14.5896
d8 = 1.7517
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
r9 = 64.9869
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 0.60000
r11 = 33.4595
d11 = 1.8985
nd6 = 1.61800
νd6 = 63.33
r12 = −11.1499
d12 = 0.7000
nd7 = 1.80518
νd7 = 25.42
r13 = −20.0542
d13 = (Variable)
r14 = 10.2987
d14 = 2.0299
nd8 = 1.48749
νd8 = 70.23
(Aspheric)
r15 = 18890.0000
d15 = 0.1000
r16 = 19.8062
d16 = 4.5045
nd9 = 1.84666
νd9 = 23.78
r17 = 9.7836
d17 = 0.2000
r18 = 11.2175
d18 = 1.7598
nd10 = 1.72916
νd10 = 54.68
r19 = −51.5183
d19 = 0.7000
nd11 = 1.53172
νd11 = 48.84
r20 = 5.5430
d20 = (Variable)
r21 = −23.0137
d21 = 1.9685
nd12 = 1.58913
νd12 = 61.14
(Aspheric)
r22 = −7.0933
d22 = 1.0000
r23 = ∞
d23 = 1.5000
nd13 = 1.51633
νd13 = 64.14
r24 = ∞
d24 = 1.4400
nd14 = 1.54771
νd14 = 62.84
r25 = ∞
d15 = 0.8000
r26 = ∞
d16 = 0.8000
nd15 = 1.51633
νd15 = 64.14
r27 = ∞
d17 = 1.0106
r28 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
7th surface
K = 0
A4 = −8.0580 × 10−5
A6 = 7.6927 × 10−7
A8 = −2.7173 × 10−8
A10 = 0
14th surface
K = 0
A4 = −1.1033 × 10−4
A6 = −1.4285 × 10−8
A8 = −1.8629 × 10−8
A10 = 0
21st surface
K = 0
A4 = −8.5891 × 10−4
A6 = 1.0215 × 10−5
A8 = −3.2143 × 10−7
A10 = 0
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.86879
9.99877
17.39648
FNO
2.4340
3.2140
4.5000
2ω (°)
61.4
35.8
21.0
d9
17.88781
8.41716
2.00000
d13
1.20000
6.81663
3.50000
d20
3.14136
7.01231
16.74709
r1 = 41.9739
d1 = 1.2000
nd1 = 1.77250
νd1 = 49.60
r2 = 11.1642
d2 = 2.9000
r3 = ∞
d3 = 6.5000
nd2 = 1.78590
νd2 = 44.20
r4 = ∞ (Mirror)
d4 = 6.0000
nd3 = 1.78590
νd3 = 44.20
r5 = ∞
d5 = 0.3971
r6 = 28.0000
d6 = 1.2000
nd4 = 1.74330
νd4 = 49.33
r7 = 11.3578
d7 = 0.3457
(Aspheric)
r8 = 9.4845
d8 = 1.7925
nd5 = 1.84666
νd5 = 23.78
r9 = 14.2959
d9 = (Variable)
r10 = ∞ (Stop)
d10 = 1.0000
r11 = 47.8757
d11 = 1.9600
nd6 = 1.72916
νd6 = 54.68
r12 = −9.0806
d12 = 0.7000
nd7 = 1.72825
νd7 = 28.46
r13 = −25.4395
d13 = (Variable)
r14 = 9.1761
d14 = 1.9500
nd8 = 1.74330
νd8 = 49.33
(Aspheric)
r15 = 75.3616
d15 = 0.8461
r16 = 24.3002
d16 = 3.8969
nd9 = 1.74330
νd9 = 49.33
r17 = ∞
d17 = 1.0000
nd10 = 1.72825
νd10 = 28.46
r18 = 4.8249
d18 = (Variable)
r19 = 49.5382
d19 = 2.7500
nd11 = 1.69350
νd11 = 53.20
r20 = −10.0407
d20 = 0.8269
(Aspheric)
r21 = ∞
d21 = 1.4400
nd12 = 1.54771
νd12 = 62.84
r22 = ∞
d22 = 0.8000
r23 = ∞
d23 = 0.8000
nd13 = 1.51633
νd13 = 64.14
r24 = ∞
d24 = 1.0447
r25 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
7th surface
K = 0
A4 = 2.2504 × 10−5
A6 = 2.6875 × 10−6
A8 = −1.2962 × 10−7
A10 = 2.8718 × 10−9
14th surface
K = 0
A4 = −9.8664 × 10−5
A6 = 4.0400 × 10−6
A8 = −4.4986 × 10−7
A10 = 1.3851 × 10−8
20th surface
K = 0
A4 = 5.3089 × 10−4
A6 = −1.6198 × 10−5
A8 = 4.4581 × 10−7
A10 = −4.9080 × 10−9
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
6.02622
9.31725
14.28897
FNO
2.7652
3.4888
4.5271
2ω (°)
62.4
42.8
28.7
d9
14.24100
6.97804
2.00694
d13
2.10000
6.51339
5.34809
d18
2.46549
5.31403
11.45279
r1 = −14.2761
d1 = 5.1000
nd1 = 1.50913
νd1 = 56.20
(Aspheric)
r2 = ∞ (Mirror)
d2 = 5.7941
nd2 = 1.50913
νd2 = 56.20
r3 = ∞
d3 = 2.1000
r4 = −6.4892
d4 = 0.8000
nd3 = 1.64000
νd3 = 60.07
r5 = −84.1654
d5 = 1.1935
nd4 = 1.84666
νd4 = 23.78
r6 = −16.8306
d6 = (Variable)
r7 = ∞ (Stop)
d7 = 0.4000
r8 = 34.9225
d8 = 1.4006
nd5 = 1.74330
νd5 = 49.33
(Aspheric)
r9 = −15.2934
d9 = 0.1500
r10 = 6.1210
d10 = 3.3481
nd6 = 1.61800
νd6 = 63.33
r11 = 27.4556
d11 = 0.8000
nd7 = 1.84666
νd7 = 23.78
r12 = 4.9467
d12 = (Variable)
r13 = 13.6380
d13 = 1.4415
nd8 = 1.51633
νd8 = 64.14
r14 = −143.7586
d14 = (Variable)
r15 = −19.5436
d15 = 1.3641
nd9 = 1.58913
νd9 = 61.25
r16 = −7.1346
d16 = 0.8000
(Aspheric)
r17 = ∞
d17 = 1.0500
nd10 = 1.54771
νd10 = 62.84
r18 = ∞
d18 = 0.8000
r19 = ∞
d19 = 0.8000
nd11 = 1.51633
νd11 = 64.14
r20 = ∞
d20 = 0.9669
r21 = ∞ (Image Plane)
Aspherical Coefficients
1st surface
K = 0
A4 = 3.2165 × 10−4
A6 = −9.1756 × 10−7
A8 = 4.1788 × 10−9
A10 = 0.0000
8th surface
K = 0
A4 = −1.2083 × 10−4
A6 = 1.1516 × 10−7
A8 = −2.9381 × 10−8
A10 = 0.0000
16th surface
K = 0
A4 = 1.3137 × 10−3
A6 = −2.0878 × 10−5
A8 = 4.9397 × 10−7
A10 = 0.0000
Zooming Data (∞)
WE
ST
TE
f (mm)
5.02898
8.69474
14.52092
FNO
2.6544
3.5217
4.5079
2ω (°)
64.8
38.2
22.6
d6
14.61860
7.39251
1.80000
d12
3.75585
8.20107
4.39975
d14
3.16733
5.96897
15.38987
Aberration diagrams for Example 1 and Example 2 upon focused on an object point at infinity are shown in
Enumerated below are the values of L, d/L, DFT/fT, M3/M2, f11/f12, ρRt, a, and tLPF concerning conditions (a) to (f) in the aforesaid examples.
Ex.
L
d/L
DFT/fT
M3/M2
f11/f12
1
5.6
0.72088
0.78471
1.19347
−0.12343
2
6.0
0.79009
0.76004
0.53348
−0.32094
3
5.6
0.71748
0.11496
0.93206
0.36284
4
6.0
0.69413
0.15191
0.92989
0.20195
5
6.64
0.76797
0.25931
3rd-negative
0
6
6.64
0.74877
0.27393
3rd-negative
0
7
6.64
1.19996
0.17676
0.91213
0.37232
8
6.64
1.17430
0.22374
0.93381
0.39484
9
6.64
0.94629
0.21901
0.85382
0.22917
10
6.64
0.85491
0.20119
0.85523
0.05553
11
6.64
0.94867
0.37452
0.73366
0.09671
12
6.0
1.20313
0.30301
0.95350
1.26698
Ex.
βRt
a
tLPF
1
−1.6884
3.0
1.80
2
−1.19598
3.0
1.80
3
−1.49396
3.0
1.80
4
−1.26884
3.0
0.80
5
−1.51672
3.0
1.55
6
−1.38530
3.0
1.44
7
−1.26560
3.0
1.44
8
−1.30121
3.0
1.44
9
−1.05735
3.0
1.44
10
−1.14882
3.0
1.44
11
−0.86588
3.0
1.44
12
−1.36309
2.5
1.20
How to receive the inventive optical path-bending zoom optical system in place is now explained specifically.
In the optical path-bending zoom optical system of the present invention, the reflecting optical element for bending an optical path may also be constructed of a variable-shape mirror. The variable-shape mirror is a reflecting mirror comprising a transformable film with a reflecting mirror coating applied thereon. This reflecting mirror may be relocated by folding or winding.
When the reflecting optical element for bending an optical path is constructed of a variable-shape mirror, it is acceptable to carry out focusing by the transformation of that mirror, as shown conceptually in
Off-axis, rotationally asymmetric distortions or the like, too, are produced by decentration. To make correction for decentration aberrations symmetric with respect to plane, it is preferable to transform the surface of the variable-shape mirror DM into a curved surface with respect to plane, where only one symmetric surface is defined by a plane including an optical axis entered in and reflected at the reflecting surface of the variable-shape mirror DM, as shown in
Referring again to
In the present invention, it is acceptable to impart power the reflecting surface of the reflecting optical element for bending an optical path and configure its surface shape with a free-form surface or the like. Alternatively, it is acceptable to construct the reflecting surface of the reflecting optical element with a holographic optical element (HOE).
When the reflecting optical element is constructed of an optical path-bending prism P as set forth in Examples 1 to 12, it is acceptable to cement the prism P to lenses located before and after the same.
When an electronic image pickup system such as a digital camera is constructed using the optical path-bending zoom optical system of the present invention, it is acceptable to interpose an optical path splitter element between the optical path-bending zoom optical system and an electronic image pickup device such as a CCD to split an phototaking optical path to a finder optical path, as shown in
Throughout Examples 1 to 12, the low-pass filter LF is constructed of three filter elements one upon another. However, it is appreciated that many modifications may be made to the aforesaid examples without departing from the scope of the invention. For instance, the low-pass filter may be formed of one single low-pass filter element.
In each of the aforesaid examples, the final lens group is provided on its image side with a near-infrared cut filter IF or a low-pass filter LF having a near-infrared sharp cut coat surface IC on its entrance surface side. This near-infrared cut filter IF or near-infrared sharp cut coat surface IC is designed to have a transmittance of at least 0.80% at 600 nm wavelength and a transmittance of up to 10% at 700 nm wavelength. More specifically, the low-pass filter has a multilayer structure made up of such 27 layers as mentioned below; however, the design wavelength is 780 nm.
Substrate
Material
Physical Thickness (nm)
λ/4
1st layer
Al2O3
58.96
0.50
2nd layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
3rd layer
SiO2
134.14
1.00
4th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
5th layer
SiO2
134.14
1.00
6th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
7th layer
SiO2
134.14
1.00
8th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
9th layer
SiO2
134.14
1.00
10th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
11th layer
SiO2
134.14
1.00
12th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
13th layer
SiO2
134.14
1.00
14th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
15th layer
SiO2
178.41
1.33
16th layer
TiO2
101.03
1.21
17th layer
SiO2
167.67
1.25
18th layer
TiO2
96.82
1.15
19th layer
SiO2
147.55
1.05
20th layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
21st layer
SiO2
160.97
1.20
22nd layer
TiO2
84.19
1.00
23rd layer
SiO2
154.26
1.15
24th layer
TiO2
95.13
1.13
25th layer
SiO2
160.97
1.20
26th layer
TiO2
99.34
1.18
27th layer
SiO2
87.19
0.65
Air
The aforesaid near-infrared sharp cut coat has such transmittance characteristics as shown in
The low-pass filter LF is provided on its exit surface side with a color filter or coat for reducing the transmission of colors at such a short wavelength band as shown in
Preferably, such a filter or coat should be such that the ratio of the transmittance of 420 nm wavelength with respect to the transmittance of a wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm at which the highest transmittance is found is at least 15% and that the ratio of 400 nm wavelength with respect to the highest wavelength transmittance is up to 6%.
It is thus possible to reduce a discernible difference between the colors perceived by the human eyes and the colors of the image to be picked up and reproduced. In other words, it is possible to prevent degradation in images due to the fact that a color of short wavelength less likely to be perceived through the human sense of sight can be readily seen by the human eyes.
When the ratio of the 400 nm wavelength transmittance is greater than 6%, the short wavelength region less likely to be perceived by the human eyes would be reproduced with perceivable wavelengths. When the ratio of the 420 nm wavelength transmittance is less than 15%, a wavelength region perceivable by the human eyes is less likely to be reproduced, putting colors in an ill-balanced state.
Such means for limiting wavelengths can be more effective for image pickup systems using a complementary mosaic filter.
In each of the aforesaid examples, coating is applied in such a way that, as shown in
With the synergistic action of the aforesaid near-infrared sharp cut coat and that coating, the transmittance for 400 nm is set at 0%, the transmittance for 420 nm at 80%, the transmittance for 600 nm at 82%, and the transmittance for 700 nm at 2% with the transmittance for 450 nm wavelength peaking at 99%, thereby ensuring more faithful color reproduction.
The low-pass filter LF is made up of three different filter elements stacked one upon another in the optical axis direction, each filter element having crystallographic axes in directions where, upon projected onto the image plane, the azimuth angle is horizontal (=0°) and ±45° therefrom. Three such filter elements are mutually displaced by a μm in the horizontal direction and by SQRT(½)×a in the ±45° direction for the purpose of moiré control, wherein SQRT means a square root as already mentioned.
The image pickup plane I of a CCD is provided thereon with a complementary mosaic filter wherein, as' shown in
To be more specific, the complementary mosaic filter is composed of at least four different color filter elements, as shown in
Each green color filter element G has a spectral strength peak at a wavelength Gp, each yellow filter element Ye has a spectral strength peak at a wavelength YP, each cyan filter element C has a spectral strength peak at, a wavelength CP, and each magenta filter element M has spectral strength peaks at wavelengths MP1 and MP2, and these wavelengths satisfy the following conditions.
To ensure higher color reproducibility, it is preferred that the green, yellow and cyan filter elements have a strength of at least 80% at 530 nm wavelength with respect to their respective spectral strength peaks, and the magenta filter elements have a strength of 10% to 50% at 530 nm wavelength with their spectral strength peak.
One example of the wavelength characteristics in the aforesaid respective examples is shown in
For such a complementary filter, such signal processing as mentioned below is electrically carried out by means of a controller (not shown) (or a controller used with digital cameras).
For luminance signals,
Y=|G+M+Ye+C|×¼
For chromatic signals,
R−Y=|(M+Ye)−(G+C)|
B−Y=|(M+C)−(G+Ye)|
Through this signal processing, the signals from the complementary filter are converted into R (red), G (green) and B (blue) signals.
In this regard, it is noted that the aforesaid near-infrared sharp cut coat may be located anywhere on the optical path, and that the number of low-pass filters F may be either two as mentioned above or one.
One typical detailed aperture stop portion in each example is shown in
The turret 10 is rotated around its rotating shaft 11 to locate any one of the openings at the stop position for light quantity adjustments.
In the opening, there is also located an ND filter designed to have a 550 nm wavelength transmittance of less than 80% when the effective F-number or Fno′ is Fno′>a/0.4 μm. More specifically in Example 1, it is when the effective F-number at the −2 stage is 9.0 upon stop-in (the 0 stage) that the effective F-number at the telephoto end meets the aforesaid formula. The then opening is 1C, so that any image degradation due to diffraction phenomena by the stop is suppressed.
As shown, a turret 10′ of
A plurality of such openings 1A′ to 1D′ are each provided with an optical low-pass filter having different spatial frequency characteristics. As shown in
The electronic image pickup system constructed as described above may be applied to phototaking systems where object images formed through image-formation optical systems such as zoom lenses are received at image pickup devices such as CCDs or silver salt films, especially, digital cameras or video cameras as well as PCs and telephone sets which are typical information processors, in particular, easy-to-carry cellular phones. Given below are some such embodiments.
Moreover, a finder objective optical system 53 is located on the finder optical path 44. An object image formed by the finder objective optical path 53 is in turn formed on the field frame 57 of a Porro prism 55 that is an image erecting member. In the rear of the Porro prism 55 there is located an eyepiece optical system 59 for guiding an erected image into the eyeball E of an observer. It is here noted that cover members 50 are provided on the entrance sides of the phototaking optical system 41 and finder objective optical system 53 as well as on the exit side of the eyepiece optical system 59.
With the thus constructed digital camera 40, it is possible to achieve high performance and cost reductions, because the phototaking optical system 41 is constructed of a fast zoom lens having a high zoom ratio at the wide-angle end with satisfactory aberrations and a back focus large enough to receive a filter, etc. therein.
In the embodiment of
This phototaking optical system 303 comprises an objective lens 112 mounted on a phototaking optical path 304 and formed of the optical path-bending zoom optical system of the invention (roughly shown) and an image pickup chip 162 for receiving images, which are built in PC 300.
In this embodiment, a low-pass filter LF is additionally applied onto the image pickup chip 162 to form a one-piece unit 160 that can be mounted at the rear end of the lens barrel 113 of the objective lens 112 in one-touch snap operation. Thus, any centering or inter-surface adjustment for the objective lens 112 and image pickup chip 162 can be dispensed with, and so smooth assembly is achieved. Further, the lens barrel 113 is provided at the other end with a cover glass 114 for protection of the objective lens 112. It is here noted that the zoom lens drive mechanism in the lens barrel 113 is not shown.
An object image received at the image pickup chip 162 is entered into the processing means of PC 300 via a terminal 166 and displayed as an electronic image on the monitor 302. As an example, an image 305 phototaken of the operator is shown in
In this embodiment, a low-pass filter LF is additionally applied onto the image pickup chip 162 to form a one-piece unit 160 that can be mounted at the rear end of the lens barrel 113 of the objective lens 112 in one-touch snap operation. Thus, any centering or inter-surface adjustment for the objective lens 112 and image pickup chip 162 can be dispensed with, and so smooth assembly is achieved. Further, the lens barrel 113 is provided at the other end (not shown) with a cover glass 114 for protection of the objective lens 112. It is here noted that the zoom lens drive mechanism in the lens barrel 113, etc. are not shown.
An object image received at the image pickup chip 162 is entered into processing means (not shown) via a terminal 166, so that the image is displayed as an electronic image on the monitor 404 and/or a monitor on the other end of the line. To transmit the image to the person on the other end, the signal processing means has a signal processing function of converting information on the object image received at the image pickup chip 162 to transmittable signals.
As can be appreciated from the foregoing explanation, the present invention can provide a zoom lens that is received in a lens mount with smaller thickness and efficiency, has high magnifications and is excellent in image-formation capability even on rear focusing, and enables video cameras or digital cameras to be thoroughly slimmed down.
Mihara, Shinichi, Watanabe, Masahito, Hanzawa, Toyoharu, Takeyama, Tetsuhide, Konishi, Hirokazu, Ishii, Atsujiro, Imamura, Ayami
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